Author: NEMO
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Dogged and determined reporters: How journalism persists in Turkmenistan
In April, a delegation from Ashgabat met with U.N. officials in Geneva to discuss ongoing strategic partnerships between Turkmenistan and the United Nations. A dry official statement from Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry described rather routine meetings about copyright protections, collaboration in the information sphere, and disarmament. According to The Beet’s sources, however, the Turkmen officials were privately forced…
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Five challenges exiled media face when reporting from abroad
Fleeing a country is, perhaps, one of the last decisions that independent journalists want to make. It implies renouncing the one thing that makes their reporting truly valuable: being on the ground. But for many, witnessing events as they unfold —and telling the world about them— represents a great danger to their lives. Under these…
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NEMO returns to Perugia to advocate for exiled media
A year after officially launching the Network of Exiled Media Outlets (NEMO), we returned to Italy to continue advocating for the exiled media ecosystem. In 2024, our participation in Perugia’s International Journalism Festival included a side event with donors and media development organizations, and three panels about the realities and challenges of exiled media. NEMO’s…
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Ep 7: Choosing VPNs in Exile
Ole Chavannes, media developer at the Democratic Voice of Burma (Myanmar) talks to Alex, cyber security expert working with Meduza, about considerations that exiled media organizations need to take when choosing VPNs to guarantee the safety of their teams.
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Ep 6: Managing Remote Teams
In this episode Sudeshna from Zamaneh Media speaks with JJ from Radio Tamazuj about the challenges of managing remote teams in exile. Radio Tamazuj is a daily news service and current affairs broadcaster covering South Sudan, the southern states of Sudan, and the borderlands between the two countries. Disclaimer: This episode was recorded across two…
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Meduza faced the most intense cyberattack campaign in its history
In February 2024, the Russian authorities launched a series of cyberattacks against Meduza, which have been more intense than any we’ve ever faced. The assault began around the time of Alexey Navalny’s death — about a month before Russia’s upcoming presidential election. Meduza has faced similar attacks before, of course —we have been dealing with…
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Are social media platforms hurting exiled media? A conversation with Ole Chavannes
In the pursuit of sustainability, exiled media outlets face multiple challenges. Many newsrooms have concluded, for example, that generating income from traditional advertising is almost impossible because local companies prefer to avoid retaliations from authoritarian governments. Under these circumstances, one of the most logical steps for exiled media is to experiment with programmatic advertising. But…
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Why is exiled media so different? An interview with Sudeshna Chanda
Part of advocating for the exiled media landscape consists of explaining —in different spaces and platforms— what is the nature, peculiarities, and challenges of news organizations that have been forced to operate outside of their home countries. The Network of Exiled Media Outlets (NEMO) sees this effort as a means for audiences, donors, and supporters…
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Lessons in membership models for exiled media
Cinthia Membreño, from Confidencial (Nicaragua), shared her experience in building a membership model, in a conversation with NEMO member, Zamaneh Media.